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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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